Automobile window shade



Oct.- 5 5 1926.

W. E. LAURA AUTOMOBILE WINDOW SHADES Filed Dec. 10, 1925 FIGURE .1

FIGURE 2.

I FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5 Anonuzv Patented a. 5, 1926. I 1,602,031 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. LAURA, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMOBILE WINDOW SHADE.

Application filed December 10, 1925. Serial No. 74,547.

This invention relates particularly to a with the flexible visor 6rolled up on the shade of the roller type mountable on the exroller 5.In this position the device is interior of a machine and just over thewinconspicuous and, in fact, improves the apdow to be shaded. pearanceof the automobile. To render the G0 6 It is one object of the inventionto provide device operative as a shade it is only neces- .a shade of thecharacter indicated that will sary to swing the rod 7 outwardly andeffectually shield the eyes of occupants of downwardly about the pivotalmounting 9, the car without materially interfering with the normaloperation of the roller serving their normal field ofvision. to permitthe shade to remain extended as 65 It is another object of the inventionto desired, under normal conditions,

provide a shade that may be readily extend- To insure the shade fromjarring loose ed or retracted as desired and means for orvibratingunduly, I provide a means for effectually bracing it againstvibration when bracing the rod 7 against the brackets 11 in an extendedposition. and against the pull of the spring in the 70 It is stillanother object of the invention roller 5,

to provide a device of the character indi- This means comprises an arm10 pivotally cated that will be simple in construction, mounted on eacharm 8 and near the lower economical to manufacture, easily applied endthereof as at 11. The free end of each or aflixed upon an automobile,and highly arm 10 is formed into a pair of oppositely l 90 eflicient inits practical application. directed grooves as 12-13 so that when the Inthe drawing, shade is rolled up each bracket 1 will en Figure 1 is afront elevation of the device. gage the groove 12 in the arm 8 mountedFigure 2 is a perspective illustration of thereon and the arm 8 willengage the the device in position over an automobile other groove 13. Bymeans of this con- 80 door window. struction when the arm 8 is foldedinto the Figure 3 is an enlarged end elevation of bracket 1 itsengagement therewith as dethe device. scribed renders it easilyaccessible for ex- Figure lis a detail perspective of one of tendingwhen the shade is extended, and the the braces. I engagement of the arm8 with slot 13 pre- Referring more particularly to the drawvents it fromcollapsing too far into the ing, I show at 1-1" the two end brackets ofdevice. By grasping the upper ends of the the device, these bracketsbeing mountedupon two arm 101 0 the shade may be extended theautomobile, one at each side of the winwithout touching the rod 7 or theshade dow to be protected, in any suitable manner mounted thereon. y 00as by screws 2. These brackets 11 are In the forward edge of eachbracket 1 is spaced and supported by a wood visor eleformed a notch 1 1so that whenthe shade ment 3 shaped and formed as indicated in isextended the upper end of-the ad acent dotted lines in Figure 3 and towhich the arm 10 may be slipped into this notch and brackets arefastened by means f screws 4. the shade braced against the pull of the40 Between the brackets 1-1 and under the spr ng in the roller andeffectually held visor 3 is mounted an ordinary shade roller againstmovement. 5 fitted with the usual spring and detent It may be readilyseen from the foregoing mechanism. These details of the roller are descrption that have provided a shade not shown in the drawing as they are apart that IS highly efficient in its practical apphof the roller itselfas it is placed on the cation because it effectually shields the eyesmarket. On the roller is mounted a short of the occupant of the canwithout interpiece of suitable flexible material, preferferring with h sfieldof vision. The lower ably of the same material as used forcoveredge of the visor being spaced a distance ing the top of themachine, as shown at 6. from the windowithrough the action of arms Theouter end of this sheet 6 is attached to 8-8 the view is not nearly somuch oba rod 7. structed as would be the case if the shade At the lowerend of each bracket 1 is drew down vertically.

pivotally mounted an arm 8, and between This device isparticularlyuseful in mounthe outer ends of the two arms 8-8 is setain driving, andin driving in the early no cured the rod 7 The normal osition of themorning or in the evening when the sun is arms 8-8 is within the bracets 11 and low. It can be readily affixed to any automobile, and ishighly useful in storms, because it shields the window from falling rainor snow, keeping the window clear if closed and preventing the rain orsnow from entering the car ifthe window is open.

It is to be understood, of course, that while I have herein shown anddescribed the preferred embodiment of my invention, changes in form,construction and method of operation may be made within the scope of theappended claims.

I claim 1. A shade comprising a pair of opposed brackets, a roller shadeoperatively mounted therein, an arm pivotally mounted on each bracketand engaging the shade of said .roller shade,

and a brace pivotally mounted on each arm on each arm at one end, itsother end having oppositely directed grooves formed therein 1foreggaging the bracket and arm when colapse 2. A shade comprising a pairof opposed brackets having thereof, a roller shade operatively mountedtherein, an. arm pivotally mounted on each bracket and engaging theshade of said roller shade, and a brace pivotally mounted at one end,its other end being adapted to engage a notch in the bracket when theshade is extended and having oppositely directed grooves formed thereinfor engaging the bracket and arm when the shade is retracted.

WILLIAM E. LAURA.

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